Aviation

Your Next Flight Could Have a Missile Defense System to Protect You from Terrorists

Israel is surrounded by a number of hostile neighbors but this small country has managed to hold its own despite being the target of terrorist attacks from time to time. In 2002, a surface-to-air missile…

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Goodyear’s New Airship Can Hit 73 MPH

IndustryTap recently reported on the new Goodyear Zeppelins and this new era in lighter than air transport. The new Zeppelins are faster, bigger and easier to maneuver than the old blimps and mark the end…

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New Goodyear Zeppelins Mark New Era in “Lighter Than Air” Transport

The name Goodyear is synonymous with Akron, Ohio, where the company is headquartered, and aerial broadcast coverage of sporting events in the United States. Goodyear blimps first “hit the air” in 1925 and since then…

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Small Satellite Constellations Help Solve Geospatial and Atmospheric Problems

The era of huge multi-million dollar satellites is waning, giving way to an increase in the mass production of low weight satellites. Gone are the days of one-time stints. New satellites will more frequently operate…

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Air Disaster Scorecard: 20% Technical, 80% Human Causes

“Murphy’s Law” states: “anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” And so it is in the world of airplane disasters. From a distance, most air disasters seem simple: a midair crash, a plane running…

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Solar, Inflatable Drone Ready to Circle Venus for a Year

Scientists have always been curious to know how the planet Venus changed from a potentially life-supporting world billions of years ago to the scorching hothouse it is today. Planet Venus, the closest planet to Earth,…

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Goonhilly Earth Station Reborn with 999-Year Site Lease

A Pioneer of TV Via Space Satellite On July 11, 1962, half a century ago, television images from the United States were transmitted across the Atlantic for the first time ever via a Telstar satellite…

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Google and WWF Fund Drones to End Poaching

Government bodies in Namibia have partnered with Google and the WWF to launch a new kind of drone to police the wilds and track down elephant and rhino poachers. With a couple of field tests…

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Virtual Reality Breakthrough Makes Your Flight’s On-Board Nuisances Disappear

Flying from one coast to the other sounds exciting at first. Then you have to factor in the hassles of checking your bags, getting through security and finding your gate. But once you’re on the…

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Study Says Fleets of 3D Printed Drones Will Fight Tomorrow’s Wars

3D printing and drone technology are two of today’s most exciting technologies. Both have started working in conjunction with each other in a way that we have not seen before. They have a potential to…

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